Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

'Father Pucci', who possesses at least one 'holy relic', was involved in the 'Z' incident and may have been related to the fire that killed Shirou Emiya's family ten years ago.

It turns out that a complete 'holy relic' can cause even more trouble.

And with the 'smoke bomb', or 'bait', thrown by Lan Ke, Kudo Shinichi took the hook decisively without even a second's hesitation.

"Why are you telling us this?"

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"It's very simple. My guy is not an easy person to deal with. Who knows what kind of trouble he will cause? Or even if he will drag some innocent people into it?"

"Not to mention, I don't want him to be blamed someday, so I'm just giving the police a heads-up."

After saying that, Lan Ke turned his head and looked at Kudo Shinichi.

"Of course, this is also a way to thank this 'little detective' for speaking up for justice last time, right?"

Although Lan Ke's voice was low and hoarse at this time, and it was even impossible to tell his age, the word "little detective" still made Kudo Shinichi very unhappy.

Unfortunately, Higashikata Josuke interrupted what he was about to say.

"Since you are willing to protect the safety of the citizens and disclose this information to the 'police', why not cooperate with us further..."

Before Josuke Higashikata could finish his words, he saw Lan Ke raise the M500 again and aim it at his head, and at the same time, Lan Ke's low voice sounded again.

"As you said, I revealed this to you for the sake of innocent people, not for you personally..."

As he spoke, Lan Ke walked towards the window where 'Father Pucci' fell.

Josuke Higashikata narrowed his eyes almost instinctively.

Although he didn't dare to bet whether Lan Ke would dare to shoot, fortunately he had already arranged manpower in advance.

Even if the other party chooses to jump out of the window like the previous 'Father Pucci', his men can continue to confront him!

As for whether Lan Ke can jump from the 5th floor?

Thinking of the other party's previous feat of jumping from more than 20 floors, he felt that he didn't need to worry about this problem.

But Lan Ke seemed not to notice any of this and just kept talking to himself.

"You are the defenders of 'order', but what we pursue is not 'order'..."

As Lan Ke was talking to himself, the roar of an engine suddenly came from a distance.

Kudo Shinichi was fine, he just guessed that it might be the Phantom Thief named 'Rider' who came. In his opinion, although Josuke Higashikata had a strange hairstyle, his ability was unquestionable. Even if the man named 'Father Pucci' escaped, the other party would never make the same mistake again.

But when Josuke Higashikata received the report from his subordinates, his face changed drastically.

Obviously, although he did use the police's encrypted channel to send a short code to have Utsumi Toshio surround the downstairs, the police's short code didn't include something like "beware of motorcycles that can climb walls"! !

However, Lan Ke seemed not to notice the changes in the expressions of both parties and just continued talking to himself.

"If we have to say what we are pursuing, it is probably——————a clear conscience!"

Almost as soon as the last word fell, Lan Ke kicked the ground hard and jumped out of the window backwards.

Josuke Higashikata and Shinichi Kudo rushed to the window again, but this time, before they reached the window, they saw Lan Ke appeared in front of them again.

Lan Ke raised his left hand above his head, and his right hand seemed to be saying goodbye to them.

Although they couldn't even see the taillights of the car when they got to the window, the policemen who were originally surrounding the building downstairs once again witnessed the strange scene of a "ghost fire" driving all the way up the wall in front of them.

For a moment, no one even knew what to say.

Kudo Shinichi was the only one who didn't understand what was going on and couldn't help but ask loudly.

"What was that just now? A government agency?! Did the officers downstairs see it..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish his question, Higashikata Josuke took a deep breath and finally said the answer with difficulty.

“It’s a motorcycle.”

"?"

This term, which sounded completely unrelated to what was happening in front of him, made Kudo Shinichi open his eyes wide. He wondered if Josuke Higashikata had also had his heart changed by the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' and was talking nonsense.

And Higashikata Josuke seemed to realize that he had not finished speaking, and then added.

"It's another 'Phantom Thief Rider'. He has a motorcycle that can climb walls!"

Kudo Shinichi felt that his three views had been greatly impacted...

Chapter 103: 'The Girl's Treasure' and 'The Stolen Heart'

"Buzz~~"

With the roar of the engine, the 'Soul Chariot' crossed the boundary of the world and entered the cognitive world in a twist.

Emiya Shirou, who was sitting in the driver's seat, took off his helmet with a helpless look on his face.

"Leader, could you please not be so extreme next time?"

It is obvious that Shirou Emiya was referring to the incident where Lan Ke suddenly jumped out of the window. If he had been slower at that time... Well, in fact, Shirou Emiya had already stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, otherwise he might not have been able to catch up with Lan Ke.

Even Shirou Emiya, a good guy, felt helpless about what Lan Ke did.

Although he knew that he would not be really injured even after falling to the ground, and would at most be in a mess, the feeling of weightlessness from "falling from a high altitude" still made Lan Ke's heart beat faster unconsciously.

After all, the 'material world' is different from the 'cognitive world', and here he can't summon 'Emilia' to catch him.

So after he calmed down, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

“I——refuse!!”

"After all, I always believed that you would catch me, Shirou~"

Although Lan Ke did not take off his mask at this time, the sense of relaxation that was beyond words made Shirou Emiya feel a little unfamiliar.

"Didn't you say we should call each other 'code names'?"

"Of course, but now that things are basically settled, isn't it nice to relax once in a while?"

Hearing Lan Ke's answer, which was completely different from his previous one, Emiya Shirou seemed to loosen the taut string and revealed a helpless bitter smile.

"Looks like I've found a rather troublesome boss..."

"I'm not going to deny that it's quite troublesome, but it's not my boss."

"?"

"It's a companion~"

At this time, Lan Ke had taken off his mask and extended his right fist towards Shirou Emiya.

Looking at Lan Ke's smiling face, Shirou Emiya finally smiled as well.

"It's a companion~"

Repeating what Lan Ke said in a low voice, Emiya Shirou also stretched out his left fist and lightly touched it with Lan Ke's.

Without much talk, the two of them just quietly enjoyed the afterglow of victory.

But at this moment, Lan Ke suddenly spoke.

"Suddenly, I want to drink a beer~"

Lan Ke's sudden exclamation made Shirou Emiya look at him in surprise.

At this moment, he obviously didn't quite understand why Lan Ke made such an exclamation, but he still couldn't help but remind him.

"We're not yet 20, so we can't drink."

"You're already a Phantom Thief, and you still care about this?"

Lan Ke couldn't help but complain.

In fact, he didn't drink in his previous life. After all, his life can basically be divided into three parts.

In my carefree childhood, I was only curious about 'alcohol' and why my father liked to drink that spicy liquid;

Then there's the story of his depression in the hospital after losing his family and his rise to power after being influenced by his "mentor." At the time, his mind was solely focused on getting into medical school, so drinking was out of the question for him.

In the end, of course, he graduated and became a real surgeon. At that time, he would naturally not touch any alcoholic beverages. After all, alcohol can paralyze the nerves, which will affect his hand holding the knife.

But now that he has arrived in a new world and his body has been strengthened, I think ordinary alcohol should not affect him, right?

He hadn't felt anything when he celebrated the victory with his assistant before, but now that he was celebrating with a same-sex friend, he couldn't help but want to try it.

Lan Ke's complaints also made Emiya Shirou stunned for a moment.

After all, although they are doing the work of "Phantom Thieves", in essence it is similar to fighting monsters and leveling up in a fantasy world, and there is no real feeling of being a "Phantom Thief" at all.

It wasn't until Lan Ke reminded him that he suddenly reacted.

Yes, I am already a 'Phantom Thief'.

Before that, he punched 'Z' hard in front of a group of people.

In that case, why not take the opportunity to try it?

Obviously, people are complicated, and so is Shirou Emiya.

Although the way he awakened his personality mask was similar to that of P3, it did not mean that he did not have other characteristics.

For example, although he loves his family from the bottom of his heart and is willing to sacrifice everything to protect them, he occasionally has some rebellious thoughts.

Like...tasting the wine or something.

But he didn't want to do that for the sake of his sister.

"Illya and Miyu won't be able to smell it, right?"

Looking at the hesitant Shirou Emiya, Lan Ke couldn't help but laugh and punched him on the shoulder.

"Shirou, you know what? You're like a middle-aged office worker who goes out drinking with friends after get off work but is worried about being discovered by his wife."

"What are you talking about? Normally, a wife should support you in this situation, right?"

Shirou Emiya's instinctive complaint made Lan Ke stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing.

It was obvious that he had forgotten the different cultural customs of the two countries.

Looking at Lan Ke who was laughing, Shirou Emiya felt a little confused, but the feeling of relief made him unable to help but laugh out loud as well.

In the 'cognitive space' that should have been dead silent, the two high school male students were laughing like idiots.

Suddenly, Emiya Shirou remembered something very serious.

"But how should we buy it? Take it out secretly from the warehouse and leave the money?"

"There's no need to go to all that trouble, right? I don't think there's any store that won't sell me hair like this, right?"

Lan Ke, who has become accustomed to his hairstyle and hair color, is no longer as sensitive as before, and even makes jokes about it. After hearing what he said, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but take another look at it.

"So Narukami, you have this hairstyle to hide yourself?"

"That's not..."

While chatting, Lan Ke took Shirou Emiya towards the "subway".

Although the 'main culprit' has been dealt with, he also does not intend to let the 'accomplice' go.

It was gradually getting dark, so they had to hurry. After all, one of them needed to report to the guardian, and the other had someone who needed supervision, so they couldn't delay too long.

In this case, we can only bear the pain of those guys' shadows~

Although 'Emiya Shirou' can't do 'instant kill' yet, if he creates more, maybe he will have it when his RANK is raised next time?

As for the other party's Tarot is "Tower"?

Little things like this don’t matter!

Anyway, let's beat up their 'shadows' first!!

After all, based on the results of these changes of heart, Lan Ke has gradually summed up some experience.

Generally speaking, the time it takes to repent after a "change of heart" is often related to the degree of inner distortion, fear, or importance they place on themselves.

The more serious their inner "distortion" is, the more likely it is that after their hearts are "stolen" and their "distorted desires" disappear, their hearts will instantly collapse like a building without its supporting pillars. At this time, they will start to "confess" with just simple guidance.

On the other hand, if the inner distortion is shallow, then they may need to go through a period of mental struggle before choosing to "confess."

The main target of 'stealing hearts' this time is actually 'A'. Although 'Z' is also a target, he is less affected. I think it will take some time for him to wake up and start 'confessing', right?

As for other relevant persons, they should also "surrender" and "confess" one after another.